Base charging station for monitoring device

Abstract

A wearable device system includes one or more sensors coupled to a wearable device structure that includes first and second outer surfaces, an interior, a first end and a second end. The wearable device structure has a unique user ID. The sensors acquiring user information selected from of at least one of, a user's activities, behaviors, habit information, health parameters, medical monitoring and user monitoring. The wearable device has a power source coupled to a charging device of the wearable device. A base station is configured to be coupled to the wearable device and has a corresponding charging device for charging or recharging the power source of the wearable device.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A monitoring system, comprising:
 a monitoring device that includes an accelerometer, a microphone, an RF transmitter and sensors to determine air quality, sound level/quality, light quality and ambient temperature near an individual being monitored, the RF transmitter serving as a communication system; 
 the accelerometer configured to detect movement information of the individual, the accelerometer and at least a portion of the sensors configured to assist in determining sleep information and sleep behavior information of the individual, the microphone configured to record movement sounds of the individual, the monitoring device further configured to disable the microphone and/or at least one of the sensors based on the movement information; 
 a telemetry system that receives the movement information, the sleep information and sleep behavior information, and the movement sounds and creates evaluated knowledge of the individual, the evaluated knowledge distinguishing sleep and sleep related information from non-sleep and non-sleep related information of the individual; 
 a database coupled to the telemetry system that includes the evaluated knowledge of the individual; 
 a base station with a corresponding charging device for charging or recharging the monitoring device; and 
 an activity manager in communication the database, wherein the evaluated knowledge that distinguishes the sleep and sleep related information from the non-sleep and non-sleep related information of the individual is used to initialize the at least a portion of the sensors configured to assist in determining the sleep information and sleep behavior information of the individual when it is determined that the individual is transitioning to or has started to sleep. 
 
     
     
       2. The monitoring system of  claim 1 , further comprising: a charging indicator at the base station. 
     
     
       3. The monitoring system of  claim 2 , wherein the charging indicator is a light source. 
     
     
       4. The monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the base station is a wireless base station. 
     
     
       5. The monitoring system of  claim 1 , further comprising: magnets at the base station for aligning the monitoring device with the base station. 
     
     
       6. The monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the base station is configured to perform at least one of transmission or receipt of information to or from the monitoring device. 
     
     
       7. The monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the base station in operation wirelessly receives energy from a remote source. 
     
     
       8. The monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the base station includes a USB port. 
     
     
       9. The monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the base station includes a charging circuit board. 
     
     
       10. The monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the telemetry system in communication with the base station. 
     
     
       11. The monitoring system of  claim 10 , wherein the telemetry system includes the activity manager. 
     
     
       12. The monitoring system of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a feedback control system or subsystem that analyzes a measured sensor signal from at least one of the sensors and in response provides a feedback signal or alert to the individual of the monitoring device. 
 
     
     
       13. The monitoring system of  claim 12 , wherein the feedback control system or subsystem is at the telemetry system. 
     
     
       14. The monitoring system of  claim 12 , wherein the feedback control system or subsystem is at the monitoring device. 
     
     
       15. The monitoring system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a closed-loop system that provides control data to the monitoring device.